George Mason Patriots

In many ways, it was a practical move, one that made sense to reduce travel and keep his team fresh.

But Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga knew bringing his Hurricanes to George Mason – the school where he made history and put together an improbable Final Four run – would serve another purpose.

“We stood there and we realized we can do the same. We were looking at that banner, and we felt like we could have something like that at Miami,” center Tonye Jekiri said in a telephone interview Monday evening after Miami practiced at EagleBank Arena and met with some of Larrañaga’s Patriots players. “We can make a run like that. We can...

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